How EHR Vendor Population Health Tools Support Care Coordination
EHR Intelligence October 29, 2021
A population health tool from EHR vendor athenahealth leverages data analytics to highlight care gaps and support care coordination.
In the 2020 Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), ACOs that used the population health tool earned a total savings of $143 million.
Paul Brient, chief product officer at athenahealth, told EHRIntelligence in an interview that the reason the tool has seen such success is because of its ability to support care coordination through a two-pronged approach.
“It’s an analytic solution in the sense that we go find people who aren’t getting the care that...